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Welcome to the Belmont County Chapter (OGS) website. The Belmont County Chapter was established in 1977 and chartered by the Ohio Genealogical Society in 1978. The website was created in 1999 to build interest in preserving and collecting all genealogical and historical records relating to the early settlers of Belmont County.

Belmont County was the ninth county to be formed from the Northwest Territory by Governor Arthur St. Clair. Its name comes from the French, meaning "beautiful mountain" and refers to the beautiful scenery. The county seat of Belmont County is St. Clairsville.

The prime objectives of the First Families of Belmont County, State of Ohio are to identify and honor the memory of the early settlers of Belmont County and to show the proved settler's lasting mark on the County they helped to settle.

The research and work necessary to discovering the settlers and their descendants is to promote and encourage interest in the people who contributed in any way great or small, and to the establishing of Belmont County, State of Ohio, the customs, culture, genealogy and history.

The prime objectives of the Pioneer Families of Belmont County, State of Ohio are to identify and honor the memory of the early settlers of Belmont County and to show the proved settler's lasting mark on the County they helped to settle.

The research and work necessary to discovering the settlers and their descendants is to promote and encourage interest in the people who contributed in any way great or small, and to the establishing of Belmont County, State of Ohio, the customs, culture, genealogy and history.